About this season
Take a road less travelled to the small towns and communities that make Australia special. Join Heather Ewart and guest presenters as they discover remarkable stories and inspiring people you'll never forget.
Episodes (8)
1. Nullarbor, SA (Part 1) The Endless Horizon
Aired 8 June 2020 • 29 min
Back Roads returns this winter to take you to some of the widest open spaces on Earth. Join Heather Ewart on a journey across the Nullarbor Plain, discovering why people are drawn to this remote landscape and why they stay.
2. Nullarbor, SA (Part 2) Turning Back Time
Aired 15 June 2020 • 29 min
Heather Ewart resumes her Nullarbor Plain odyssey, this time from the South Australian border travelling west across Western Australia. It is a very special tale of time travel, outer space and underground secrets.
3. Rokewood-Corindhap, VIC
Aired 22 June 2020 • 29 min
Guest presenter Lisa Millar presents a COVID-19 special program about how the Rokewood-Corindhap community has come together when the heart of the town is not able to beat.
4. Biloela, QLD
Aired 29 June 2020 • 29 min
The Central Queensland town of Biloela hit the headlines in its bid to stop a Sri Lankan Tamil family being deported. The town, traditionally conservative, is now welcoming and full of opportunity.
5. Penguin, TAS
Aired 6 July 2020 • 29 min
Heather meets a community embracing rejuvenation and taking life head on. Once the overlooked Cinderella of Tasmania's picturesque north-west coast, a makeover transformed Penguin.
6. Girgarre, VIC
Aired 13 July 2020 • 28 min
Heather visits a Victorian town transformed by the power of music. The dairy industry and the community was hit hard by the Millennium Drought but creative ideas included a Moosic Muster.
7. Dampier Peninsula, WA
Aired 20 July 2020 • 29 min
Discover the cultural and culinary delights of WA's Dampier Peninsula, an the 'undiscovered' part of the coastline. Presenter Paul West meets people who have a deep connection to this land and the sea.
8. Omeo, VIC
Aired 27 July 2020 • 29 min
Victoria's High Country is famous for cattlemen & horsemen. Heather tracks down the extraordinary women of Omeo and its surrounds whose grit and determination have seen them survive droughts & bushfires.